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Escapees found in Northern Virginia
Published: May 12, 2009
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Photo Credit: The Richmond Times-Dispatch


Melody Kinser
Media General News Service

Two escapees who made their way out of a low level security correctional facility in Goochland over the weekend were captured Tuesday afternoon.

David Michael Corbin, 25, and Joseph Troy Gray, 21, fled from the James River Work Center, which is located off Route 6 in Goochland, around 9:45 p.m. Saturday.

The two were taken into custody without incident in the Springfield area of Northern Virginia by the Virginia Department of Corrections.

Larry Traylor, director of Communications for the Virginia Department of Corrections, said the first apprehension took place at 2 p.m. and the second followed at 2:45 p.m. Both were found in the same location.

“The Department of Corrections’ Extradition and Fugitive Recovery Unit would like to thank the Fairfax County Police Department with their assistance in the apprehension,” Traylor added.

Corbin had been sentenced to seven years and 10 months for offenses that took place in Warren, Prince William and Fauquier counties. Those crimes include simple assault, damage of public property, two counts of burglary, forgery and grand larceny.

Gray was sentenced to six years and nine months for forced entry burglary in York County.

According to Traylor, the James River Work Center is a small facility with an average population of about 275 inmates. “These are Level 1 inmates (low security) that leave the facility and work on the farm or in the community,” he added.

The two men were not considered dangerous, but a warning had been issued to the public to avoid contact with them.

The James River Work Center is a working farm, Traylor said, with dairy and cattle production. It also is a home for “horses adjusting to a new life of retirement following a busy career in racing,” according to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation.



Reader Comments


Tiffany of Home  |  Apr. 29, 2010, 12:50 PM

I completely agree with you April!

Also, If he has children then why do something so reckless and stupid? I’m sorry but why are you “hooking up” with criminals? Why have your kids exposed to people like that? I think it is bad enough when you have a family member in jail but to actually date someone like that? Goodness. I could never expose my son to a life like that. I am just glad that they were found and to be honest, I am not to worried about their sentence time because It is HIGHLY likely that they will be “locked up” again real soon.


April, Mommy of 2 of Chantilly  |  Mar. 21, 2010, 05:00 PM

Not harmful? I would never want someone who committed simple assault, damage of public property, two counts of burglary, forgery and grand larceny, near me or my children. There are enough criminals out there, if they are dumb and reckless enough to commit these crimes then LOCK THEM UP!  It is awful, we work our asses off to have a nice life and these low life pieces of trash think they can come and rip it out from right under us! It is despicable!  Once they get out, it is going to be hard for them to find a job so, usually they just continue committing the crimes! I want them out of our streets so we can raise our children safely and be safe in our own homes! What a wonderful role model he is… Just pathetic!


misty of home  |  Feb. 6, 2010, 09:14 PM

David is not a harmful person.. & you people need to realize he didn’t deserve the amount time he received & he has children that he loves more than anything in the world!! i know him better than anyone & he’s my love and father of my child.


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